Beachhead (film)

Beachhead is a 1954 Technicolor war film based on Captain Richard G. Hubler USMCRs 1945 novel Ive Got Mine. It was filmed in Kauai by Aubrey Schenck Productions, released through United Artists and directed by Stuart Heisler.

Four of them Frank Lovejoy, Tony Curtis, Skip Homeier and Alan Wells have been selected to carry out a reconnaissance patrol and find a French planter Eduard Franz and his daughter Mary Murphy. They have sent a message to the Allies. The patrol must confirm that the message is authentic, and that the planter is still alive, as he can give the Marines valuable information needed for a successful amphibious landing by the Allied forces.Filmed on Hawaiian locations on Kauai, including Hanalei Pier, the film was budgeted at US450,000 with the producers arranging to release Tony Curtis from his contract with UniversalInternational studios. The producers used Hawaiians for many of the roles in the film such as Sam Steamboat Mokuahi, Democratic Party organiser Dan Aoki, and Akira Fukunaga, the latter two being veterans of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. ........

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